Jazz Piano Pieces, Grade 1
Arranger: Charles Beale
Price: £4.75
Instrumentation: Jazz Piano
Format: Sheet Music
Extent: 28 pages
ISBN: 9781860960031
- wealth of jazz repertoire in a carefully graded book
- huge range of styles, from up-tempo swing tunes to funky rock grooves
- pieces presented in three categories: blues, standards and contemporary jazz
- contemporary jazz pieces specially commissioned for the syllabus from professional jazz musicians
- heads of pieces fully notated for idiomatic performance
- structured help given in solo sections
- contains all the pieces for the Associated Board’s new jazz piano exam
Series: Jazz Piano
Contents
- Nat Adderley, Curtis Lewis (Old Man from) The old Country
- Milt Jackson arr. Richard Michael Bags’ Groove
- Richard Michael Bedford Square Blues
- Eddie Harvey Blue Autumn
- Nikki Iles Bottle Junction
- Phil Peskett He is sadly melting
- Michael Garrick Here we go again
- Frank Loesser arr. Nikki Iles Inchworm
- Billy Austin, Louis Jordan Is you is, or Is you ain’t (ma’ Baby)?
- Miles Davis Jean Pierre
- Charles Mingus arr. Nikki Iles Oh Lord, Don’t let them Drop that Atomic Bomb on me
- Juan Tizol arr. Richard Michael Perdido
- Phil Peskett Prove you Groove
- Simon Whiteside Slinky Thing
- Huw Warren Yokate
Publication Date: 27th March 1998
Reviews
Press reviews
‘a comprehensive, intelligent, beautifully packaged presentation.’ Piano (UK 1998) ‘awe-inspiring in its thoroughness. ... Especially impressive in this series are the specific scales, aural skills and piano pieces - a pedagogical marvel that Americans would do well to emulate.’ Piano & Keyboard May/June 1999 (USA) ‘The new Associated Board jazz syllabus is not only timely for young and not so young Australian musicians now clamouring to know more about jazz - it is an attractive , well-thought through compilation of ‘real’ jazz knowledge that will get authentic results. Well done the Associated Board!’ Associate Professor Patrick Crichton, Head of Jazz Studies, Western Australian Conservatorium of Music ‘The arrival of the Associated Board’s jazz syllabus marks a vital step towards recognition that jazz requires study and discipline like any other art form.’ Stuart Nicholson, Author ‘Jazz Rock: a History’ and ‘Billie Holiday’ ‘The ABRSM’s syllabus is a very positive thing and I endorse it completely.’ Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist ‘A musical revolution that should make every jazz lover leap for joy.’ Peter Kingston, The Guardian



